When, and where, did the covid-19 pandemic really begin?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/when-and-where-did-the-covid-19-pandemic-really-begin/ People carrying out disinfection work at a market in Wuhan, where covid-19 is thought to have originated, in March 2020 An Yuan/China News Service via Getty Images Five years ago, the covid-19 pandemic was getting under way – but we didn’t know it yet. So, what exactly happened? Many scientists are […]
Year in Review: Multiple Myeloma
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/year-in-review-multiple-myeloma/ Advances in multiple myeloma treatment this year were marked by the resurrection of a drug that had been previously pulled off the market, new FDA approvals, and research suggesting that an isatuximab (Sarclisa)-based quadruplet could be the new standard of care for transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed disease. A Second Chance […]
Doc Murdered 8 Patients? RFK Jr. Will ‘Cost Lives’; $412M in Penile Injection Case
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/doc-murdered-8-patients-rfk-jr-will-cost-lives-412m-in-penile-injection-case/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A palliative care physician in Germany is suspected of murdering eight elderly patients receiving at-home care, and then setting some of their homes on fire to cover up the crimes. (CBS News) The Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments over […]
US Supreme Court to Scrutinize FDA Denial Of Flavored Vape Products
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/us-supreme-court-to-scrutinize-fda-denial-of-flavored-vape-products/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s defense of the agency’s refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators found to pose a significant health risk to youths. The FDA under outgoing Democratic President Joe […]
Novocure’s Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Meets Main Goal in Late-stage Study
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novocures-pancreatic-cancer-treatment-meets-main-goal-in-late-stage-study/ (Reuters) – Novocure said on Monday its experimental therapy extended the lives of patients with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer when combined with chemotherapy, achieving the primary goal in a late-stage trial. The therapy uses Tumor Treating Fields, or electric fields, to kill cancer cells while sparing most nearby healthy […]
Catheter AF Ablation Growing in Popularity and Complexity
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/catheter-af-ablation-growing-in-popularity-and-complexity/ Catheter ablation is fast becoming one of the safest and most effective treatments for atrial fibrillation (AF) as new technologies become increasingly available to treat a wide spectrum of the roughly 40 million people worldwide with the condition. In a recently published policy statement, the Heart Rhythm Society pointed out that […]
Accelerated Approval of New TKI Use in CML Sparks Questions
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/accelerated-approval-of-new-tki-use-in-cml-sparks-questions/ US regulators’ use of a speedy clearance pathway for a new frontline indication for asciminib for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has raised questions due to the number of medications already available for this condition. In October, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to asciminib (Scemblix, Novartis AG) […]
Is 1-Week Radiotherapy Safe for Breast Cancer?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-1-week-radiotherapy-safe-for-breast-cancer/ TOPLINE: At 1 year, 82% of patients with breast cancer who received a 1-week ultrahypofractionated breast radiotherapy regimen reported no or mild toxicities. Most patients also reported that the reduced treatment time was a major benefit of the 1-week radiotherapy schedule. METHODOLOGY: In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, international and […]
Cardiometabolic Impact on Liver and Pancreatic Fat Depots
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cardiometabolic-impact-on-liver-and-pancreatic-fat-depots/ TOPLINE: A link between hepatic fat and intrapancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) in young and middle-aged adults without obesity and with low lipids and blood sugar seems to disappear in older adults with obesity and high lipids or blood sugar, suggesting interventions to reduce both fat depots may be more effective in […]
New Leukemia Txs, Fewer Blood Clots With GLP-1 Rxs
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-leukemia-txs-fewer-blood-clots-with-glp-1-rxs/ SAN DIEGO — Groundbreaking studies into leukemia treatments and the effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) inhibitors on venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk will be presented on December 9-12 at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2024 Annual Meeting, according to association leaders who spoke in a media preview session. Here’s a […]
Sotagliflozin Helps Manage Anemia in T2D and CKD
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sotagliflozin-helps-manage-anemia-in-t2d-and-ckd/ TOPLINE: Sotagliflozin, a dual sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 and 2 inhibitor, rapidly improves hemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of whether anemia is present at baseline. METHODOLOGY: Although erythropoiesis-stimulating agents can boost hemoglobin levels, they also elevate the risk for […]
Belly Fat Beats BMI in Predicting Colorectal Cancer Risk
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/belly-fat-beats-bmi-in-predicting-colorectal-cancer-risk/ TOPLINE: Individuals with normal body mass index (BMI) measurements may still face an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) if they have central obesity, characterized by excess fat around the abdomen. METHODOLOGY: General obesity, often measured using BMI, is a recognized risk factor for CRC, but how much of this association […]
Vorasidenib for Certain IDH-Mutant Gliomas: Is It Worth It?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/vorasidenib-for-certain-idh-mutant-gliomas-is-it-worth-it/ The emergence of vorasidenib, the first targeted therapy for certain gliomas with IDH mutations, has ignited a wave of excitement in both patient and physician spaces. After years with limited treatment options, experts hailed vorasidenib “a promising breakthrough,” “a paradigm shift,” a “new hope,” and “probably the most important advance in […]
Vulnerability to Emotional Contagion May Stress Older Adults
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/vulnerability-to-emotional-contagion-may-stress-older-adults/ Older adults who are sensitive to the distress of others are more likely to feel anxious or depressed themselves because of a psychological mechanism called “emotional contagion,” researchers suggested. Emotional contagion is an adaptive response that occurs unconsciously when people mimic the facial expressions, gestures, and postures of others, leading to […]
AMR Could Surpass Cancer as Leading Cause of Death by 2050
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/amr-could-surpass-cancer-as-leading-cause-of-death-by-2050/ Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is globally recognized as one of the greatest health threats of the 21st century, responsible for 1.27 million deaths annually. “According to the WHO, if no measures are taken promptly, AMR could lead to more deaths than cancer by 2050,” said Arnaud Marchant, MD, PhD, director of the […]
Cognitive Decline in AF Not Reduced by Anticoagulation
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/cognitive-decline-in-af-not-reduced-by-anticoagulation/ CHICAGO — A randomized placebo-controlled trial testing a direct oral anticoagulant for the prevention of cognitive decline in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has been halted early for futility. After a median follow-up of 3.7 years, there was no difference between rivaroxaban 15 mg and placebo for a composite primary endpoint […]
Wearable tech can monitor our health but why are doctors so sceptical?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/wearable-tech-can-monitor-our-health-but-why-are-doctors-so-sceptical/ Oura Smart rings have built-in sensors that monitor the wearer’s heart rate and other health issues Wearable tech – currently dominated by smart watches – is a multi-billion dollar industry with a sharp focus on health tracking. Many premium products claim to accurately track exercise routines, body temperature, heart rate, menstrual […]
People on Breathing Machines Struggle Without Power After Weather Disasters
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/people-on-breathing-machines-struggle-without-power-after-weather-disasters/ HOUSTON — Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter. The 63-year-old worked nonstop to prevent Mary, 42, from overheating without air conditioning, water, or lights after Beryl knocked out power to their home for 10 days. At least three […]
Medical Education Needs Its Own AI Playbook
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/medical-education-needs-its-own-ai-playbook/ Kanaparthy is a practicing internal medicine physician specializing in clinical informatics. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of education, Linda McMahon, will be wrestling with growing uncertainty around education in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) in the years ahead if she’s confirmed by the Senate. In medical education in particular, […]
Should RSV Vaccination Expand to Younger High-Risk Groups?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/should-rsv-vaccination-expand-to-younger-high-risk-groups/ Although the FDA has expanded approvals for two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines to include high-risk young and middle-age adults, CDC advisors have not yet moved to recommend the vaccine in these groups. In June, the FDA expanded the approval of GSK’s RSV vaccine (Arexvy) for use in adults ages 50 […]
Terminally ill people react after MPs vote
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/terminally-ill-people-react-after-mps-vote/ BBC Nik Ward is disappointed the bill has passed and worries about its implications for vulnerable people Terminally ill people are a step closer to being able to choose when they die after MPs voted to support a proposed change to the law. The right to an assisted death will be […]
Anger after infected blood compensation put on hold
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/anger-after-infected-blood-compensation-put-on-hold/ PA Media A public inquiry described the scale of the scandal as “horrifying” Some victims of the infected blood scandal have been told interim compensation payments of £100,000 due to be made before Christmas have been put on hold. It is thought at least 10 bereaved families have received letters saying […]
Benefits of HPV Vaccination; Contraindications to Newer Obesity Drugs
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/benefits-of-hpv-vaccination-contraindications-to-newer-obesity-drugs/ TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include […]
Worried About Healthcare Worker Well-Being?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/worried-about-healthcare-worker-well-being/ Simmons is Chief Medical Officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. Lorna Breen, MD, Matt Gall, MD, Mo Brown, MD, Scott Jolley, MD, William West Jr., MD, and Tristin Smith, RN, are tragic examples of an unacceptably high level of suicide among U.S. healthcare workers. Unfortunately, this list could extend […]
Expanded Treatment Options for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Leave Open Questions
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/expanded-treatment-options-for-primary-biliary-cholangitis-leave-open-questions/ The approval of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in 1997 marked a pivotal turning point in management of the condition, substantially reducing the risk of liver transplant and death. However, UDCA’s arrival was not a panacea for all patients with PBC. Up to 40% of patients with PBC […]
How Ultra-processed Foods Drive Obesity, Metabolic Risks
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-ultra-processed-foods-drive-obesity-metabolic-risks/ Share on Pinterest David Petrus Ibars/Getty ImagesA new study finds that higher intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with greater body mass index (BMI). David Petrus Ibars/Getty Images A new study finds that higher ultra-processed food (UPF) intake is associated with an increased body mass index (BMI). The link between UPFs […]
Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tears-hope-and-fear-as-assisted-dying-bill-passed/ EPA On Friday, after weeks of fierce and passionate debate, MPs began their formal scrutiny of the bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life. It was a day of tears, hope, relief and fear. This is the […]
Fix palliative care before allowing assisted dying
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fix-palliative-care-before-allowing-assisted-dying/ Getty Images Fixing the struggling palliative care system must be an immediate priority for the government, now that MPs have backed changing the law to allow assisted dying, senior doctors say. The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) says there is a risk the funding needed to pay for doctors and the […]
Bird Flu Virus Was Found in Raw Milk. What to Know About the Risks.
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/bird-flu-virus-was-found-in-raw-milk-what-to-know-about-the-risks/ President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk across America. But the detection of bird flu virus in unpasteurized milk sold in California stores underscores what health experts say are the known and potential risks. “You […]
Lidocaine Fails to Speed Up Gut Function Recovery After Colonic Surgery
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/lidocaine-fails-to-speed-up-gut-function-recovery-after-colonic-surgery/ Perioperative lidocaine failed to speed up the recovery of gut function following minimally invasive colonic resections, a randomized U.K. trial showed. In patients undergoing elective procedures for benign or malignant disease, 57.3% of those randomized to intravenous (IV) lidocaine had a return of gut function at 72 hours after surgery, as […]
Measuring the Quality of Pain Management
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/measuring-the-quality-of-pain-management/ Qaseem is senior vice president of clinical policy and chief science officer at the American College of Physicians. MacDonald is an internal medicine physician and clinical informatics expert. Over the past 25 years, we’ve seen a dramatic shift in how patients’ pain has been assessed and treated. The drive to capture […]
What happens next to bill on assisted dying?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/what-happens-next-to-bill-on-assisted-dying/ MPs’ vote to back the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales is historic. It means such a law has moved a step closer to being passed – but it is only one step along a path likely to last many months. Even then, the legislation could take two years […]
Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/most-comprehensive-picture-yet-of-how-organs-age-at-different-rates/ Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brain Christian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates, with our lungs and kidneys going through a burst of ageing in our 20s, decades before others, such as the uterus. Better understanding how organ ageing varies could help people […]
Big Drop in Cervical Cancer Deaths; Publication Hijackers; A Win for CRC Home Tests
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/big-drop-in-cervical-cancer-deaths-publication-hijackers-a-win-for-crc-home-tests/ Cervical cancer mortality in American women younger than 25 declined by 62% from 2016 to 2021, coinciding with uptake of the vaccine against human papillomavirus. (JAMA) An oncologist fends off burnout with poetry. (Oncology News Central) Adding capivasertib (Truqap) to abiraterone (Zytiga) and androgen deprivation therapy improved radiographic progression-free survival in […]
Time to Act on What We See in the Mirror
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/time-to-act-on-what-we-see-in-the-mirror/ David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson College of Population Health. He is a board-certified internist. Follow Like many other health policy commentators, I often write about what is broken in the U.S. health system and […]
MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mps-back-proposals-to-legalise-assisted-dying/ MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote which paves the way for a change in the law. Under draft legislation being considered by Parliament, terminally ill adults expected to die within six months could seek help to end their own life. In […]
AI Teaches Surgery; AI Quality Registry; AI Matches Patients With Trials
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ai-teaches-surgery-ai-quality-registry-ai-matches-patients-with-trials/ Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month. Can AI help make sense of the world’s vast collection of scientific literature? (Nature) A team at Johns Hopkins used videos of surgeries and the machine learning architecture behind ChatGPT to train a robot to […]
Mirikizumab Effective in Crohn’s Disease After Initial Standard Therapy Failure
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mirikizumab-effective-in-crohns-disease-after-initial-standard-therapy-failure/ Mirikizumab (Omvoh) improved outcomes in patients with moderately-to-severely active Crohn’s disease with previous failure to standard therapy, a phase III randomized trial showed. Among over 1,000 patients in the efficacy population, 38% of those taking mirikizumab met the composite endpoint of patient-reported outcome (PRO) clinical response at week 12 and endoscopic […]
Fifth England case confirmed in Leeds
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fifth-england-case-confirmed-in-leeds/ A new case of a strain of mpox spreading in some parts of central and east Africa has been confirmed in Leeds. The infected person had recently returned from Uganda where Clade 1b mpox, which used to be known as monkeypox, has been found. This is the fifth person in England […]
Strong emotions ahead of assisted dying vote
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/strong-emotions-ahead-of-assisted-dying-vote/ BBC Jan Butterworth: “We should make it right for people, give them the opportunity to have a smooth passing” For the first time in almost a decade, MPs will on Friday debate and vote on whether terminally ill people should have the right to end their lives. If MPs vote in […]
TikTok’s Viral Dry Yogurt Trend: Healthy or Hype?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tiktoks-viral-dry-yogurt-trend-healthy-or-hype/ Share on PinterestDry yogurt is the latest food trend that’s going viral on TikTok, but is worth the hype? Martin Zwick/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Dry yogurt is the latest foodie trend proving popular on TikTok. The dehydrated food involves removing the liquid from regular yogurt to make a portable […]
Esther Rantzen did not expect to live to see assisted dying bill
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/esther-rantzen-did-not-expect-to-live-to-see-assisted-dying-bill/ Getty Images Childline founder Esther Rantzen wants assisted dying to be legalised Dame Esther Rantzen has said she thought she would be “long gone” by the time MPs debated assisted dying. The broadcaster previously revealed she had joined Dignitas, the assisted dying clinic in Switzerland, after a terminal lung cancer diagnosis. […]
Focus on palliative care not assisted dying
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/focus-on-palliative-care-not-assisted-dying/ Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Dr Mike Blaber has called for more funding and more focus on improving end-of-life care The state of end-of-life care needs needs to be “fixed” before considering legalising assisted dying, a palliative care specialist has said. MPs across the country are set to vote on […]
Tattoo prices rise as Welsh government safety rules come in
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tattoo-prices-rise-as-welsh-government-safety-rules-come-in/ BBC Kim Thomas has worked in the industry since 2012, and says social media influences many tattoo trends There are fears tattoo artists will have to increase their prices as Wales becomes the first part of the UK to introduce new rules for artists. The Welsh government rules mean practitioners will […]
Does Screening at 40-49 Years Boost Breast Cancer Survival?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/does-screening-at-40-49-years-boost-breast-cancer-survival/ VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian women aged 40-49 years at no or moderate risk for breast cancer who participated in organized mammography screening programs had a significantly greater breast cancer 10-year net survival than similar women who did not participate in such programs, according to data presented here at the Family […]
Is There Ageism in Healthcare?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/is-there-ageism-in-healthcare/ People are living longer in Europe. Life expectancy increased on the continent by around 12 years between 1960 and 2022. And despite slower progress during the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend appears to be continuing. Not only are Europeans living longer, their fertility rates are declining. This means that the number of […]
UK will have men’s health strategy, government announces
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/uk-will-have-mens-health-strategy-government-announces/ The UK government has announced plans for a men’s health strategy. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it would help tackle some of the “biggest issues affecting men of all ages”. This may include mental health and suicide prevention, heart disease and prostate cancer. The strategy is expected to be published next […]
Ex-prime minister David Cameron backs assisted dying bill
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ex-prime-minister-david-cameron-backs-assisted-dying-bill/ Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an article in The Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past, he believed the current proposal was “not about ending life, it is […]
A little bit of fear can bring down high levels of inflammation
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/a-little-bit-of-fear-can-bring-down-high-levels-of-inflammation/ Haunted house attractions could provide an unexpected health benefit Robert Stainforth/Alamy They say laughter is the best medicine, but a bit of fear might be a strong contender. This is according to researchers who found that getting spooked in a haunted house attraction seemed to lower some people’s levels of inflammation. Hyperventilation […]
Tapering Corticosteroids in SAH Appears Safe
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/tapering-corticosteroids-in-sah-appears-safe/ SAN DIEGO — In patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (SAH), tapering corticosteroids appears to be safer and as effective as a conventional fixed dose, according to new research. “Although several drugs have been evaluated for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis, none have succeeded in practice. Corticosteroids remain the mainstay of treatment; however, infections […]
Mobile Stroke Units Linked to Improved Acute Stroke Outcomes
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mobile-stroke-units-linked-to-improved-acute-stroke-outcomes/ TOPLINE: Patients with acute ischemic stroke treated in mobile stroke units have better outcomes, with lower global disability scores, faster thrombolysis times, and comparable safety outcomes, than those receiving standard emergency medical services (EMS) care. METHODOLOGY: This retrospective study included 19,433 patients with acute ischemic stroke (median age, 73 years; 50.8% […]
Adalimumab Biosimilars Comparable With Originator
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/adalimumab-biosimilars-comparable-with-originator/ TOPLINE: Biosimilars demonstrate comparable drug survival and safety with adalimumab among new users, but patients switching from Humira (the originator product) to biosimilars had a 35% higher discontinuation rate than those who remained on Humira. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cohort study using data on patients with psoriasis who were treated with […]
Mindfulness May Aid Cancer Patients in End-of-Life Planning
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/mindfulness-may-aid-cancer-patients-in-end-of-life-planning/ TOPLINE: A group structured mindfulness intervention improves existential well-being and advance care planning self-efficacy in patients with advanced cancer. Patients also may show moderate improvements in psychological outcomes, and their caregivers show improved quality of life following mindfulness training. METHODOLOGY: Advance care planning to prepare for future medical decision-making has been […]
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Common After Stroke
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/sleep-disordered-breathing-common-after-stroke/ TOPLINE: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) affects 60% of patients with stroke, with prevalence ranging from 57% in North America to 70% in Asia and overall prevalence rates remaining unchanged between 2010 and 2023, new research shows. METHODOLOGY: The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 85 studies from 26 countries, published […]
Updated Lupus Nephritis Guideline Advises Triple Therapy
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/updated-lupus-nephritis-guideline-advises-triple-therapy/ WASHINGTON — A new guideline for management of lupus nephritis (LN) was unveiled at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Annual Meeting, updating the 2012 LN guideline to recommend a more aggressive first-line approach to treating the disease. “The biggest differences are that we are recommending what we’re calling triple […]
Community Factors Linked to Increased MCI Risk
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/community-factors-linked-to-increased-mci-risk/ TOPLINE: Greater neighborhood disadvantage and exposure to air pollution, higher homicide rates, and reduced greenspace are all associated with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults, new research shows. METHODOLOGY: The cross-sectional study included 2830 individuals without dementia aged ≥ 65 years who were recruited between 2006 and […]
First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/first-new-asthma-attack-treatment-in-50-years/ Getty Images Researchers say they have found the first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years. The injection dampens part of the immune system that can go into overdrive in flare-ups of both asthma and a lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Benralizumab is already used in the […]
FDA Investigating Blood Cancer Risk With Gene Therapy Skysona
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/fda-investigating-blood-cancer-risk-with-gene-therapy-skysona/ The FDA said on Wednesday that it is investigating reports of blood cancers — including life-threatening cases of myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia — in patients with early, active cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) who were treated with elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel; Skysona). The reported cases came from clinical trials. Cancer diagnoses were […]
Long-Acting Injection Better for PrEP in Men, Gender-Diverse Groups
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/long-acting-injection-better-for-prep-in-men-gender-diverse-groups/ Twice-yearly lenacapavir (Sunlenca) substantially reduced HIV infection when used for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in cisgender men and transgender or gender-nonbinary persons in the pivotal PURPOSE 2 trial. Injections every 26 weeks cut the rate of HIV infections by a relative 89% compared with daily oral emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF, Truvada), with […]
New CAR-T Drug Induces Durable Remissions in ALL, Published Data Show
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/new-car-t-drug-induces-durable-remissions-in-all-published-data-show/ Use of the anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel; Aucatzyl) resulted in durable remissions among patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to results from the phase Ib/II FELIX trial. In a cohort of 94 patients with morphologic disease, overall remission occurred in 77% of those […]
Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/bird-flu-may-be-adapting-to-become-more-infectious-to-humans/ Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it’s now adapting to humans Vuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The threat of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus adapting to humans has been inching closer towards becoming a reality all year, and we may be nearing an inflection […]
Clonazepam Recall Expands; Lipid Depression Screening; Period Pain and Depression
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/clonazepam-recall-expands-lipid-depression-screening-period-pain-and-depression/ The FDA broadcast Endo’s expanded recall of clonazepam tablets, used for panic disorder among other conditions, due to potential product carton strength mislabeling. After controlling for immortal time bias, high-dose antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use was associated with increased mortality in a large study of people with schizophrenia. (JAMA Network Open) Researchers […]
Ultraprocessed Foods Implicated in Psoriasis Activity
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ultraprocessed-foods-implicated-in-psoriasis-activity/ Data out of France support a link between psoriasis disease activity and the consumption of ultraprocessed foods like soda and frozen pizza. In the large NutriNet-Santé cohort, people with active psoriasis more frequently belonged to the top tertile of ultraprocessed food consumption compared with individuals who never had the chronic skin […]
AREDS2 Supplements and Geographic Atrophy Progression
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/areds2-supplements-and-geographic-atrophy-progression/ Post hoc analyses of the AREDS/AREDS2 studies presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting examined supplementation on the risk of geographic atrophy progression. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Emily Chew, MD, of the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, discusses the pivotal role of diet and AREDS2 supplementation […]
Want to Limit Respiratory Virus Infections? Mask and Test in Hospitals
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/want-to-limit-respiratory-virus-infections-mask-and-test-in-hospitals/ Stopping universal masking and SARS-CoV-2 testing in hospitals led to a surge in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections relative to community infections, a cohort study found. After these safeguards were removed, there was a 25% jump in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections compared with the preceding Omicron-dominant period (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.02-1.53), […]
ASCVD Mortality Linked to Specific Air Pollution Sources
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ascvd-mortality-linked-to-specific-air-pollution-sources/ Different components of small particular matter linked to modest cardiovascular effects. Relationship persisted even in neighborhoods meeting the current National Ambient Air Quality Standard for small particular matter. The source-specific pollution exposure patterns and associations with cardiovascular mortality varied regionally within the U.S. The relationship between air pollution and cardiovascular harm […]
Novel Burden Score May Better Predict Asthma Severity
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/novel-burden-score-may-better-predict-asthma-severity/ A novel asthma burden score that incorporated asthma exacerbations and healthcare utilization better reflected disease severity and predicted asthma remission with high sensitivity and specificity, according to an analysis of prospective data from two longitudinal cohorts. Higher burden scores correlated with worse lung function, asthma control, and quality of life, and […]
Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It’s Not Clear Why
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/chronic-pain-is-rising-and-its-not-clear-why/ A new CDC report indicated that the percentage of Americans with chronic pain rose considerably in recent years, and it’s not clear why. In 2023, 24.3% of U.S. adults had chronic pain lasting 3 months or longer. In 2016, that figure was 20.4%, and in 2021, it was 20.9%. The numbers […]
IG Live December 2: The Weight of Wegovy
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ig-live-december-2-the-weight-of-wegovy/ MedPage Today spoke with experts during an Instagram Live 2 years ago about the growing buzz around GLP-1 receptor agonists and their role in transforming diabetes and obesity care. Since then, the use of medications like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) has become even more widespread as the drugs’ […]
Third Death Under TX Abortion Ban; Insurer Pays Its Own Docs More; CME Questioned
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/third-death-under-tx-abortion-ban-insurer-pays-its-own-docs-more-cme-questioned/ Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Third Woman Dies Under Texas Abortion Ban A third woman has died under the Texas abortion ban as doctors there avoid dilation and curettage (D&C) procedures and opt for riskier miscarriage treatments, […]
Doc Admits Owning Explosives; Doc Says He Was Fired for Sounding Alarm on Procedures
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/doc-admits-owning-explosives-doc-says-he-was-fired-for-sounding-alarm-on-procedures/ Ohio doctor Steven Werling, DO, admitted to owning improvised explosive devices, and could face up to 2 years in prison. (WHIO) Three years before William Zientek shot and killed Olga Duchon, MD, outside of his home, she filed for an order of protection against him, saying she feared for her life. […]
Vision Problems in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Uncovered With Comprehensive Workup
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/vision-problems-in-mild-traumatic-brain-injury-uncovered-with-comprehensive-workup/ Vision problems could be identified using comprehensive optical assessments and machine-learning approaches among people with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), a prospective, observational, case-control study suggested. In 28 participants with mild TBI that occurred a median of 6 years earlier, workup showed reduced prism convergence test breakpoint (-8.38, 95% CI […]
UV Radiation and MCPyV Account for Most Merkel Cell Cases
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/uv-radiation-and-mcpyv-account-for-most-merkel-cell-cases/ TOPLINE: Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure account for most Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) cases in the United States. METHODOLOGY: Researchers evaluated 38,020 MCC cases (38% women; 93% non-Hispanic White, 4% Hispanic, 1% non-Hispanic Black) diagnosed in the United States from 2001 to 2019 to estimate the […]
World’s Oldest Man Dies; Harvey Weinstein’s Medical Care; Soccer and Brain Damage
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/worlds-oldest-man-dies-harvey-weinsteins-medical-care-soccer-and-brain-damage/ Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Also note that MedPage Today will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Look for Morning Break again on Monday, December 2. John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest man, died at age 112 in Southport, England. (CNN) President-elect Donald […]
Trump Picks Jay Bhattacharya, Who Backed COVID Herd Immunity, as NIH Director
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/trump-picks-jay-bhattacharya-who-backed-covid-herd-immunity-as-nih-director/ President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Trump, in a statement Tuesday evening, said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with […]
Paying Forward, Giving Back, and Being All the Better for It
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/paying-forward-giving-back-and-being-all-the-better-for-it/ During the peak of the pandemic, “it was so tough on everybody, and two of my co-residents quit,” recalled Todd Walker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Austin, Texas. Even the one perk for healthcare workers — free coffee from chains like Dunkin’ and Starbucks — ended after a few months. Todd […]
Debate Continues Over Prolonged Grief Disorder
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/debate-continues-over-prolonged-grief-disorder/ Two years ago, prolonged grief disorder (PGD) was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) as a new psychiatric illness. The decision generated heated debate with strong opinions for and against the move. Some argued that PGD pathologizes a normal human experience and […]
Drug Survival Rates in Pediatric Patients With HS Compared
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/drug-survival-rates-in-pediatric-patients-with-hs-compared/ The drug survival for adalimumab is significantly higher than that of infliximab in pediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), results from a small single-center study showed. A previous study found that overall drug survival of adalimumab and infliximab in adults with HS at 12 and 24 months was 56.3% and 30.5%, […]
Ontario ED Staffing Struggles Highlight Chronic Shortfall
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ontario-ed-staffing-struggles-highlight-chronic-shortfall/ Ontario’s physicians are seeking to draw attention to chronic staffing struggles that have caused a rapid increase in temporary closures of emergency departments, even with hospitals more heavily relying on a program started in 2006 as a temporary fix for staffing shortages. Sean Moore, MD, chief of staff at Lake of […]
Diet Matters in Prostate Cancer, but It’s Complicated
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/diet-matters-in-prostate-cancer-but-its-complicated/ Diet is increasingly seen as a modifiable risk factor in prostate cancer. Recent studies have shown that ultralow-carbohydrate diets, weight loss diets, supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, pro- and anti-inflammatory diets, fasting, and even tea drinking may affect prostate cancer risk or risk for progression. In October, a cohort study involving […]
Microplastics Have Been Found in the Human Brain. Now What?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/microplastics-have-been-found-in-the-human-brain-now-what/ Microplastics have been found in the lungs, liver, blood, and heart. Now, researchers report they have found the first evidence of the substances in human brains. In a recent case series study that examined olfactory bulb tissue from deceased individuals, 8 of the 15 decedent brains showed the presence of microplastics, […]
TRK Inhibitor Active in Treatment-Refractory Glioblastoma
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/trk-inhibitor-active-in-treatment-refractory-glioblastoma/ HOUSTON — A fourth of patients with TRK fusion primary central nervous system tumors responded to the TRK inhibitor larotrectinib (Vitrakvi), including almost 40% of pediatric patients, pooled data from two studies showed. Overall, 15 of 55 (27%) patients had objective responses, including three complete responses. The 38 pediatric patients included […]
Which First-Line Treatments Are Most Cost-Effective?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/which-first-line-treatments-are-most-cost-effective/ TOPLINE: For initial treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an elimination diet is the most cost-effective option from a payer perspective and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy is more cost-effective from a societal perspective, while dupilumab would require substantial price reductions to be cost-effective, a new study suggests. METHODOLOGY: Researchers constructed Markov […]
Eating More Red Meat Could Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/eating-more-red-meat-could-increase-type-2-diabetes-risk/ The holiday season is upon us, and for many people, meat is the centerpiece of celebratory meals. But eating less of it may do more when it comes to reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and lowering the mortality risk for those who already have the disease. “High […]
Canada Takes One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/canada-takes-one-health-approach-to-antimicrobial-resistance/ As the global public health community focuses its attention on the ongoing spread of avian influenza across North America — including the hospitalization of a critically ill teen in British Columbia — networks of Canadian researchers are working behind the scenes to address the dangers of drug-resistant microbes found among livestock, […]
Semaglutide Rocketing Past Statins as Millions Eligible
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/semaglutide-rocketing-past-statins-as-millions-eligible/ About 40% of American adults — some 137 million — are eligible to take the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide, said authors of a new study. Currently, statins are the most commonly prescribed medication for American adults, with some 192 million prescriptions written in 2022, according to one estimate. […]
Researchers Differ on How to Manage Incidental Findings
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/researchers-differ-on-how-to-manage-incidental-findings/ Disparate views on managing incidental imaging findings made during clinical research — particularly for unclear results — signal a need for standardized guidance, according to recent survey results. Respondents were split on whether it was the site primary investigator’s responsibility to decide which incidental findings should be reported back to the […]
The Most Promising Treatments for Long COVID
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/the-most-promising-treatments-for-long-covid/ Long COVID is a symptom-driven disease, meaning that with no cure, physicians primarily treat the symptoms their patients are experiencing. Effective treatments for long COVID remain elusive because what works for one patient may be entirely ineffective for another. But as 2024 winds down, researchers have begun to pinpoint a number […]
Early Tourniquet Use Linked to Improved Pediatric Outcomes
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/early-tourniquet-use-linked-to-improved-pediatric-outcomes/ TOPLINE: In children with traumatic hemorrhage, tourniquets placed before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMSs) are associated with decreased initial acuity, and all providers, including bystanders and first responders, demonstrate high procedural success rates. METHODOLOGY: The researchers analyzed 301 children with traumatic hemorrhage (median age,17 years; 86.7% boys) from the […]
How ‘Make America Healthy Again’ May Have Found Its Moment
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-make-america-healthy-again-may-have-found-its-moment/ Within days of Donald Trump’s election victory, healthcare entrepreneur Calley Means turned to social media to crowdsource advice. “First 100 days,” said Means, a former consultant to Big Pharma who uses the social platform X to focus attention on chronic disease. “What should be done to reform the FDA?” The question […]
Can New Therapies Redefine Psoriasis Management?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/can-new-therapies-redefine-psoriasis-management/ “For too long, the management of psoriasis and other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases has suffered from an acceptance that improvement rather than cure is good enough. Our patients deserve greater ambition,” wrote Christopher E.M. Griffiths, MD, and co-authors in a perspective article published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID). After reviewing […]
Insurance Loss Reduces Postpartum Contraception Access
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/insurance-loss-reduces-postpartum-contraception-access/ TOPLINE: Insurance loss more than 2 months after childbirth is associated with 26% lower odds of prescription contraception use, with Hispanic Spanish-language respondents experiencing higher rates of coverage loss. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data from 223,430 respondents reveals that 78.9% maintained continuous insurance coverage postpartum. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a […]
GLP-1 Labels Don’t Reflect Trial Exclusions
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/glp-1-labels-dont-reflect-trial-exclusions/ About a third of people eligible for glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications for weight loss via the products’ labels would have been excluded from the clinical trials that supported their safety and effectiveness, thereby creating the potential for harm, new research suggests. About a quarter of those with […]
ED Anticoagulation Unchanged Despite Use of Support Tool
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ed-anticoagulation-unchanged-despite-use-of-support-tool/ TOPLINE: A multipronged intervention in US emergency departments (EDs) has been found to not significantly increase anticoagulation initiation within 30 days of discharge for patients with primary atrial fibrillation or flutter (AFF). METHODOLOGY: The O’CAFÉ trial was a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized clinical trial conducted from July 2021 to April 2023 […]
Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Ketamine on the Rise
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/drug-overdose-deaths-involving-ketamine-on-the-rise/ TOPLINE: Detection rates for ketamine in drug overdose deaths in the United States increased from 0.3% in 2019 to 0.5% in 2023, a new study shows. Overall, ketamine was identified in less than 1% of drug overdose deaths, most of which also involved illegally manufactured fentanyls, methamphetamine, or cocaine. METHODOLOGY: Data […]
Study Rules Out Weight Control Effect in Young Adults
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/study-rules-out-weight-control-effect-in-young-adults/ TOPLINE: In young adults with overweight, inulin-propionate ester (IPE), a novel food ingredient that aims to mimic the beneficial role of dietary fiber by boosting production of short-chain fatty acids in the colon, does not appear as effective in preventing weight gain as it does in middle-aged adults with overweight, finds […]
ASH 2024 Myeloma Studies: My Top 10 Picks
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/ash-2024-myeloma-studies-my-top-10-picks/ As a doctor with a keen interest in myeloma who is looking ahead to the 2024 American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting December 7-10 in San Diego, I’ve chosen 10 presentations that seem most likely to make the greatest impact on my thinking and practice. First, let me place my […]
Trump picks Covid lockdown sceptic to lead top health agency
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/trump-picks-covid-lockdown-sceptic-to-lead-top-health-agency/ US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a leading Covid lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to be the next director of a key US public health agency. Trump said he had selected the Stanford University-trained physician and economist to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s biggest government-funded biomedical research entity. […]
Plan to boost NHS dental treatments ‘not on track’
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/plan-to-boost-nhs-dental-treatments-not-on-track/ The £200m rescue package to increase access to NHS dentistry this year is not on track, a spending watchdog says. The dental recovery plan published by the Conservative government in February set a target of 1.5 million extra treatments in 2024-25. To achieve that, dentists were offered an increase in payments […]
How does assisted dying work in other countries?
Source link : https://www.newshealth.biz/health-news/how-does-assisted-dying-work-in-other-countries/ Getty Images For the first time in almost a decade MPs are going to vote on giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to have an assisted death. While it’s something that remains illegal in most countries, more than 300 million people now live in countries which have […]